Ardent Spirits
Ardent Spirits

Author: John Kobler

Publisher: Da Capo Press

Published: 1993-03-22

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 9780306805127

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Ardent Spirit covers the full range of the temperance idea in America, beginning in the early seventeenth century and continuing through the prohibition years, 1919–1933. Using a wide variety of sources, Kobler quotes the amusing and often startling comments relating to the efforts of prohibitionists and lawmakers, so that the speakeasies, the rum-running, the bootleggers, and the gang wars all come vividly to life. Here too are portraits of eccentrics, instant millionaires, law enforcement officers, and murderers—all part of the Noble Experiment which proved to be one of the most tragicomic sagas in American history.

Ardent Spirits
Ardent Spirits

Author: Reynolds Price

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2012-05-15

Total Pages: 418

ISBN-13: 0743291905

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After two earlier autobiographical works-Clear Pictures and A Whole New Life-acclaimed writer Reynolds Price offers a full account of his life from the mid-1950s to the publication of his first novel in 1962.

The Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails
The Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails

Author: David Wondrich

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2021-10-20

Total Pages: 881

ISBN-13: 0199311137

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The Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails presents an in-depth exploration of the world of spirits and cocktails in a ground-breaking synthesis. The Companion covers drinks, processes, and techniques around the world as well as those in the US and Europe. It provides clear explanations of the different ways that spirits are produced, including fermentation, distillation and ageing, alongside a wealth of new detail on the emergence of cocktails and cocktails bars, including entries on key cocktails and influential mixologists and cocktail bars.

The 12 Bottle Bar
The 12 Bottle Bar

Author: David Solmonson

Publisher: Workman Publishing

Published: 2014-07-29

Total Pages: 417

ISBN-13: 0761181385

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It’s a system, a tool kit, a recipe book. Beginning with one irresistible idea--a complete home bar of just 12 key bottles--here’s how to make more than 200 classic and unique mixed drinks, including sours, slings, toddies, and highballs, plus the perfect Martini, the perfect Manhattan, and the perfect Mint Julep. It’s a surprising guide--tequila didn’t make the cut, and neither did bourbon, but genever did. And it’s a literate guide--describing with great liveliness everything from the importance of vermouth and bitters (the “salt and pepper” of mixology) to the story of a punch bowl so big it was stirred by a boy in a rowboat.